Picking the Artist Of The Week can be kid of stressful, especially when I am fortunate enough to work with so many hardworking and creative students. I must admit I had someone else in mind, but was surprised when I was approached by 5th Grader Averi Lever on Wednesday morning. I had announced that our new Librarian, Ms. Barker, had asked for student art work for the library, and that Nurse Waltz was asking for art works for the Teacher's Room. So what did Averi do? She went home last weekend and made these beautiful paintings! Her dad even helped her put one in a frame! Amazing! Nice work Averi!
This weeks Artist of the Week is a 5th grader in Mrs. Wheeler's class. The class was experimenting with folding, rolling and taping paper to make structures. Structures were judged on both how high and how strong students could make them. One student took what he learned in class and created his own hotel with 3 sections, a tower, windows, and a working door. Nice work Nathan Nash!
I am so pleased with the enthusiasm, knowledge, and skills that FMS Students have been bringing to the Fisher Mitchell Art Room. It is so good to see old friends and meet new 3rd graders. Many students have already created art works that have impressed me and we will be putting them up in the hallways of our school soon, but I want to recognize one student in particular. This student, like others, was excited to show me art work that they created this summer, but this student had actually had his work put in a frame! His work in class has been exemplary, and although it is not yet completed, I would like to recognize Seamus Coughlin for his work on his puzzle piece for his class puzzle. Look at the sun that Seamus created. Does it remind you of the work of a famous artist we have studied? Look at the careful details Seamus has captured in these characters. Can you recognize what children’s book they are from?
